Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA,  is a lawyer/litigator (since 1983) and private practice lactation consultant (since 1997) who offers lively explanation of the overlap between clinical lactation support, ethics, and the law. With plain language and humor, Liz explains how the everyone can work ethically and legally and offers pragmatic tips for immediate use in daily practice. She has served on the boards of directors of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and Human Milk Banking Association of North American (HMBANA). She wrote the only textbook focusing on IBCLC ethics and law, authored chapters and articles in several texts and journals, and is a well-received speaker, writer, and educator in her field.

Jeanette Mesite Frem, MHS, IBCLC, RLC, CCE is childbirth educator, IBCLC, and retired birth doula. She started her career working with families while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. She loved that work so much she went on to receive a public health masters degree from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, focusing on nutrition for maternal and child health. Her two children were breastfed for more than 2 years each and Jeanette has experience pumping at work for both children and has supported more than a thousand families with feeding and pumping over the last 20 years. She enjoys leading workshops for perinatal health professionals and mentoring those who work with families. She is the creator of the Flange FITS™ Guide, the only evidence-based guide for flange fitting. 

Susan Howard, RN, MSN, IBCLC, has more than two decades of experience supporting families with complex feeding challenges. Her background includes public health, labor and delivery nursing, childbirth education, clinical research, and clinical faculty positions. In 2013, she founded Arlington Lactation & Feeding Therapy, a private practice near Washington, DC, where she provides advanced lactation care. Susan has a special interest in supporting families experiencing pregnancy and early infant loss. Drawing on her clinical experience and graduate work in grief and fetal loss, she brings attention to the often-overlooked role of lactation care in bereavement support and the challenges healthcare providers may face in initiating these sensitive conversations. 

Kara Kaikini, MS, IBCLC has been an IBCLC since 2009 and has worked as a home visitor, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, and a hospital childbirth education and lactation services program manager. She teaches prenatal classes and facilitates the weekly breastfeeding group for Maine Medical Center. Kara is the Executive Director of the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition, whose mission is to enhance the culture of breast/chestfeeding in the state of Maine through advocacy, education, and connection. She is passionate about supporting people throughout their vulnerable transitions to new parenthood and their lactation journeys by enhancing systems to better support them. Kara lives with her husband, two active boys, and one energetic dog in coastal Maine. 

Kathy Parkes, RN, IBCLC is a registered nurse, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (since 1992), a Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association, has a master’s in nursing-Education, and a bachelor’s in psychology. She and has worked with mothers and babies in both hospital and private practice settings. Kathy provides evidence and research-based lactation in-services, presentations on breastfeeding, parenting, and well-woman care, and lactation consultations through Breastfeeding Perspectives, her private practice. One of Kathy’s specialties is lactation choices following pre-natal, post-natal, and infant loss. She is also a Certified Health Counselor, specializing in pregnancy and lactation and a Certified Attached at the Heart Parenting Educator.

Dr. Shereen Soliman is a pediatrician, neonatology consultant, IBCLC, and clinical nutrition physician with over 22 years of experience. She holds an M.B.B.Ch. FacultyofMedicine, an MSc in Pediatrics and Neonatology, the Egyptian Board of Pediatrics, and a diploma in Clinical Nutrition from the National Nutrition Institute. She is also a Harvard Medical School alumna, having completed professional training in teaching, communication skills, and clinical research. She is an international lecturer and Egyptian Fellowship Pediatrics trainer. She has contributed to breastfeeding education and breastfeeding advocacy with the International Lactation Consultant Association and La Leche League International (LLLI). She has presented educational sessions in more than 25 countries. She is the author of The Ultimate Breastfeeding Study Guide (2021) and is committed to advancing evidence-based lactation care, breastfeeding protection, and equitable access to maternal and infant health services.

 Genny Stiller, MSN, C-PNP, IBCLC (she/her), is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner, lactation consultant, and founder of the Neurodiversity Lactation Education Center. She developed the Sensory Conscious Lactation Support™ framework and has spent more than 20 years helping families and professionals navigate the intersection of neurodiversity, sensory processing, and infant feeding. Genny lives in Japan with her family, where she enjoys homeschooling and collecting more yarn than any one person reasonably needs.

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC is a registered nurse and international board certified lactation consultant, assisting breastfeeding families in hospital, clinic, and home settings since 1976. She advocates for breastfeeding at the state and federal levels. She served as a vice president of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) from 1990-1994 and in 1999 as president of ILCA. She is a previous board member of the US Lactation Consultant Association, Baby Friendly USA, Massachusetts Lactation Consultant Association, and the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition. She serves as Associate Editor of Clinical Lactation, and president of the National Lactation Consultant Alliance. Marsha is an international speaker, and author of numerous publications including ones on the hazards of infant formula use, Code issues in the US, and Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence, 5th edition.

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